Would someone be willing to put Hugh Laurie in a First Contact-era sciences uniform? I keep imagining him as Hugh Cambridge (Full Circle, Unworthy), and someone in the TrekLit forum said the author had him in mind as well.

^Well thanks Sector7 for the congrats and the advice. I just did another with the same Picard background, but used a "current pic of Shatner:

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Aside from the lighting issues, I think you also need to play with the head sizes. They feel a little small relative to the bodies. A good way to make sure they match is to take the layer with the new head and make it about 50% transparent. Line it up with the old one and line up the eyes. Then keep re-sizing until the eyes on each one match as close as possible. Then turn it back up to full opacity and work on the blending and lighting stuff.

Would someone be willing to put Hugh Laurie in a First Contact-era sciences uniform? I keep imagining him as Hugh Cambridge (Full Circle, Unworthy), and someone in the TrekLit forum said the author had him in mind as well.

. . . Aside from the lighting issues, I think you also need to play with the head sizes. They feel a little small relative to the bodies. A good way to make sure they match is to take the layer with the new head and make it about 50% transparent. Line it up with the old one and line up the eyes. Then keep re-sizing until the eyes on each one match as close as possible.

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When swapping heads, I usually drag guides to mark the centers of the eyes, the mouth, and the bottom of the chin. I use those to size and align the new head. Also, a useful trick is to occasionally flop the image left-to-right and back again as you work. It keeps your perspective fresh.

Would someone be willing to put Hugh Laurie in a First Contact-era sciences uniform? I keep imagining him as Hugh Cambridge (Full Circle, Unworthy), and someone in the TrekLit forum said the author had him in mind as well.

Would someone be willing to put Hugh Laurie in a First Contact-era sciences uniform? I keep imagining him as Hugh Cambridge (Full Circle, Unworthy), and someone in the TrekLit forum said the author had him in mind as well.

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I did the best I could. I hope it works for you.

And for absolutely no reason, this:

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Allow me to say thank you and great work too! I may just have to use this as my bookmark for the next TNG book.

Hey speaking of image editing techniques, does anyone know how to make a photo look like a painting? Are there some special filters or combination thereof that can do it? I've seen some really amazing work done. Check out this link that Rulius posted in another thread: Star Trek Vintage Artwork.

Does anyone here know who the author is of this hilarious, imaginative work? I'm just mirroring the image, certainly not taking any credit for it. I think it's great and must have taken a ton of time to create. Anyone, anyone?